4/15/2010

Obama Sees Manned Missions to Mars - NYTimes.com: "''I expect to be around to see it,'' he said of pioneering U.S. trips, first to an asteroid and then on to Mars. He spoke near the historic Kennedy Space Center launch pads that sent the first men to the moon, a blunt rejoinder to critics, including several former astronauts, who contend his planned changes will instead deal a staggering blow to the nation's manned space program."